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Correct Answer: Option (C) — 2 and 3 only
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Standard Reference VerifiedStatement 1 is incorrect: The reservation will come into effect only after an exercise of delimitation is undertaken following the publication of figures from the first census conducted after the commencement of the Act. Hence, it will not come into effect from the 18th Lok Sabha (2024) but earliest in the 19th Lok Sabha (2029). Statement 2 is correct: The reservation will remain in force for a period of 15 years from the date of its commencement, though Parliament may extend it by law. Statement 3 is correct: The Act provides for horizontal reservation of one-third of the seats reserved for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) for SC and ST women.
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